Crystal Cathedral

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church building landmark megachurch

Crystal Cathedral is a landmark postmodern glass megachurch in Garden Grove, California, renowned for its striking transparent design and large-scale religious broadcasts.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Crystal Cathedral canonical 9
Crystal Cathedral Ministries 9
Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
megachurch ⓘ
architecturalSignificance iconic example of late 20th-century glass megachurch design ⓘ
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture ⓘ
associatedBroadcast Hour of Power ⓘ
associatedOrganization Crystal Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
associatedPerson Arvella Schuller ⓘ
bellTowerHeight about 236 feet ⓘ
bellTowerName Crean Tower ⓘ
broadcastReach international television audience ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1977 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designedBy John Burgee ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ
diocesanRole cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange ⓘ
foundedBy Robert H. Schuller ⓘ
hasBellTower yes ⓘ
hasOrgan Hazel Wright Organ ⓘ
height about 128 feet ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1980 ⓘ
laterDenomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Orange County, California ⓘ
location Garden Grove ⓘ
surface form: Garden Grove, California
materialUsed glass ⓘ
namedAfter Hour of Power television program’s concept of a “Crystal Cathedral of the Air” ⓘ
notableFeature drive-in worship origins on the campus ⓘ
extensive use of reflective glass walls ⓘ
large indoor reflecting pool and stage area ⓘ
transparent sanctuary design ⓘ
numberOfGlassPanels over 10000 glass panes ⓘ
organNotability one of the largest church pipe organs in the world ⓘ
organType pipe organ ⓘ
originalDenomination Reformed Church in America ⓘ
ownershipChange purchased by Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
renovationCompletionDate 2019 ⓘ
renovationForCatholicUse yes ⓘ
roofType glass roof ⓘ
saleCompletionDate 2012 ⓘ
seatingCapacity about 2900 ⓘ
structuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
subsequentName Christ Cathedral ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor concerts ⓘ
special religious events ⓘ
televised religious broadcasts ⓘ
worship services ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip Johnson → notableWork → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Crystal Cathedral → associatedOrganization → Crystal Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Diocese of Orange → purchasedChristCathedralCampusFrom → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange → acquiredPropertyFrom → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Garden Grove → hasLandmark → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Robert H. Schuller → burialPlace → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Memorial Gardens
Robert H. Schuller → founded → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Robert H. Schuller → employer → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Robert H. Schuller → notableBuildingProject → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Hour of Power → originalBroadcastFrom → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Hour of Power → filmingLocation → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Hour of Power → associatedWithChurch → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Hour of Power → productionCompany → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Hazel Wright Organ → formerlyLocatedIn → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Crean Tower → associatedWith → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Crean Tower → near → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral)
Christ Cathedral → previousName → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
Christ Cathedral → previousOwner → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange → formerName → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange → previousOwner → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
subject surface form: Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral Ministries
Philip Johnson and Associates → notableWork → Crystal Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove